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Thames is by all means a small town. Shops close at 5 pm and bars around 8:30 pm and there nothing you can do really. I thought I could go for a hike, but the Rail Way Trail fallows the highway for about 7 km and that was not was I was looking for. I tried two other roads to go up the hills and into the woods, but I only found dead ends. So basically you can see the forest, but you can’t get there without a car. The other thing that bothered me was that I read a sign announcing a Steampunk Art Festival that was supposed to start today, but I was not able to find out any information’s about the venues. When I asked some locals in a bar it took about 15 Minutes until we figured out that I missed everything today (exhibition closed at 4 pm and the parade is tomorrow). We ended up chatting with them for a while, because they agreed that the town needs more marketing and communication. I mean, how is it possible, that I enter a tourist information center at 9:30 am and nobody is telling me anything about an Art Festival that is happening in town. I will miss the big parade tomorrow night, because I booked a bus to go to Rotorua early in the morning. Bye, bye Thames – mysterious gold mine town.